Demar Dotson promoted to starting right tackle over Jeremy Trueblood

Summary of 4 articles · Updated Sep 19, 2012

The Bucs seem to like what they saw from Demar Dotson on Sunday. Dotson has come a long way in his fourth season. Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Greg Schiano said the decision to move backup RT Demar Dotson into the starting spot in the depth chart "doesn't h… (more)ave anything to do with down the road," but "he gives us the best chance to win this week." Dotson is still relatively new to football, having first played as a senior at Southern Miss in 2008 before signing as an undrafted free agent with the Bucs. The former basketball player has come a long way, filling in for injured LT Donald Penn in the preseason and holding his own against premier pass rushers Jason Pierre-Paul and Justin Tuck on Sunday in New York.